Police: Man strikes co-worker with truck, tries to attack him with saw

Wednesday

Feb 20, 2013 at 6:12 PMFeb 20, 2013 at 7:07 PM

When a Daytona Beach man felt he'd been cheated of money after working with another man, he struck that man with a pickup and then came at him with a saw, police said.

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When a Daytona Beach man felt he'd been cheated out of money after working with another man, he struck that man with a pickup and then came at him with a saw, police said.

Herman Shepard saw Alford Staten, whom he'd worked with earlier that day, riding a bicycle Tuesday about 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard and Nova Road, according to a Daytona Beach police report. Frustrated and feeling like he was owed money, Shepard, 55, struck Staten, 53, with his truck.

After he was hit, Staten got up and fetched a rake from the trailer attached to Shepard's truck as Shepard armed himself with a saw, according to the report. The top of the rake broke off after Staten swung at Shepard and hit his truck.

Witnesses told police they saw Shepard and Staten swinging their weapons at each other, but Shepard claimed he never swung at Staten, according to the report. Staten told police he did not suffer any injuries from the saw.

Shepard is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and is being held at the Volusia County Branch Jail with bail set at $5,000, records show.